Biology of the Antarctic Seas IV
Author : George A. Llano
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 33,57 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Marine biology
ISBN :
Author : George A. Llano
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 33,57 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Marine biology
ISBN :
Author : Philip Mladenov
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 33,11 MB
Release : 2020-02-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 019884171X
The oceans are our planet's most distinctive and imposing natural habitat. They cover 71 percent of its surface; support a remarkably diverse and exquisitely adapted array of life forms, from microscopic viruses, bacteria, and plankton to the largest existing animals; and possess many of Earth's most significant, intriguing, and inaccessible ecosystems. In an era in which humans are significantly altering the global environment, the oceans are undergoing rapid and profound changes. The study of marine biology is thus taking on added importance and urgency as people struggle to understand and manage these changes to protect our marine ecosystems. Healthy oceans produce half of the oxygen we breathe; stabilize our climate; create ecosystems that protect our coasts from storms; provide us with abundant food; and host diverse organisms that provide us with natural products for medicine and biotechnology. In this Very Short Introduction, marine biologist Philip Mladenov provides an accessible and up-to-date overview of marine biology, offering a tour of marine life and marine processes that ranges from the unimaginably abundant microscopic organisms that drive the oceans' food web to the apex predators that we exploit for food; from polar ocean ecosystems to tropical coral reefs; and from the luxurious kelp beds of the coastal ocean to deep-ocean hydrothermal vents where life exists without the energy of the sun. Throughout the book he considers the human impacts on marine life including overfishing, plastic and nutrient pollution, the spread of exotic species, and ocean warming and acidification. He discusses the threats these pose to our welfare, and the actions required to put us on a path to a more sustainable relationship with our oceans so that they can be restored and protected for future generations. Mladenov concludes with a new chapter offering an inspiring vision for the future of our oceans in 2050 that can be realised if we are wise enough to accelerate actions already underway and be bold with implementing new approaches. The next decade will decide the state of the oceans that we leave behind for future generations. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : George A. Knox
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 16,63 MB
Release : 2006-12-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1420005138
First published in 1993, The Biology of the Southern Ocean has been referred to as international research at its best and an invaluable reference. Drawing on the considerable volume of information published in the last ten years, this second edition retains the format that made the first edition a popular bestseller, while updating the information
Author : Volker Siegel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 10,75 MB
Release : 2016-08-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 331929279X
This book gives a unique insight into the current knowledge of krill population dynamics including distribution, biomass, production, recruitment, growth and mortality rates. Detailed analysis is provided on food and feeding, reproduction and krill behaviour. The volume provides an overview on the aspects of natural challenges to the species, which involve predation, parasites and the commercial exploitation of the resource and its management. A chapter on genetics shows the results of population subdivision and summarizes recent work on sequencing transcriptomes for studying gene function as part of the physiology of live krill. The focus of Chapter 4 is on physiological functions such as biochemical composition, metabolic activity and growth change with ontogeny and season; and will demonstrate which environmental factors are the main drivers for variability. Further discussed in this chapter are the bottle necks which occur in the annual life cycle of krill, and the mechanisms krill have adapted to cope with severe environmental condition.
Author : J. B. Anderson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 27,1 MB
Release : 1999-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521593175
A comprehensive single-authored book to introduce students and researchers to the marine geology of the Antarctic.
Author : Waldo Lasalle Schmitt
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 50,24 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Marine biology
ISBN : 0875901115
Author : Fabio Florindo
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 23,67 MB
Release : 2008-10-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080931618
Antarctic Climate Evolution is the first book dedicated to furthering knowledge on the evolution of the world's largest ice sheet over its ~34 million year history. This volume provides the latest information on subjects ranging from terrestrial and marine geology to sedimentology and glacier geophysics. - An overview of Antarctic climate change, analyzing historical, present-day and future developments - Contributions from leading experts and scholars from around the world - Informs and updates climate change scientists and experts in related areas of study
Author : C. Allan Child
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 26,8 MB
Release : 1995-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780875908854
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Antarctic Research Series, Volume 69. The Antarctic Research Series provides for the presentation of detailed scientific research results from Antarctica, particularly the results of the United States Antarctic Research Program, including monographs and long manuscripts. The series is designed to make the results of Antarctic fieldwork available. The Antarctic Research Series encourages the collection of papers on specific geographic areas within Antarctica. In addition, many volumes focus on particular disciplines, including marine biology, oceanology, meteorology, upper atmosphere physics, terrestrial biology, geology, glaciology, human adaptability, engineering, and environmental protection.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. National Ocean Policy Study
Publisher :
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 31,79 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Government publications
ISBN :
Hearing to scrutinize the live marine resources of Antarctica, and international negotiations focusing on their conservation and management, conducted by the United States and 12 other parties to the 1959 Antarctic Treaty.
Author : Wolf E. Arntz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 50,94 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642594190
Ten years ago Polar Biology published the book, Weddell Sea Ecology, containing the European "Polarstern" study EPOS in the Weddell Sea and Peninsula waters 1988/89. In certain respects, the present collection of papers, first published in Polar Biology in 2001, is a follow-up as it combines papers partly based on three "Polarstern" expeditions to the same region. Further articles relate to both land-based and shipborne studies, again primarily in the Atlantic sector and around the Antarctic Peninsula. The SCAR programme, "Ecology of the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone" (EASIZ), served as an umbrella for a truly international cooperation. Although funding came exclusively from national sources, 40% of the scientists on board "Polarstern" were foreigners. Out of the 35 papers of the present volume not less than 14 papers have multinational authorship. The scope of EASIZ is wider ilian the Southern Ocean Studies in JGOFS and GLOBEC. The Contents reflect emphasis on the study of benthos, which hitherto had not received the necessary attention in the attempt to understand key questions of evolution and zoogeography of fauna from the Southern Hemisphere. The information collected under EASIZ enhanced greatly our recognition of the rather high biodiversity of ilie Antarctic shelf benthos. In order to extend these studies to ilie deeper continental slopes and the deep sea, "Polarstern" is presently on her way for ilie first international survey of deep-sea benthos in the Atlantic sector of ilie Southern Ocean.